Linda Marigliano (born Carmelinda Marigliano; 27 September 1984) is an

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television and radio presenter,

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er, musician and DJ, best known for her work on

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and

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. She also played bass guitar in the

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band teenagersintokyo. Marigliano currently resides in

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and is of

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and

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Malaysian descent.

Early life and education

Linda Marigliano was born on 27 September 1984 in

, Australia. Her mother is of Chinese descent and her father is of Italian descent. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Carmelinda. Marigliano's father works as a hairdresser. Marigliano attended St George Girls High School in

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. She then attended the

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and graduated with a degree in media and communications.

Career

Starting on

in 2003, she presented the weekday afternoon shift. Moving to

, she hosted the midnight-dawn shift on a casual basis during the week until taking a permanent position in 2007. In 2007, Marigliano joined Triple J on a full-time basis and started her role as weekday lunch presenter on Triple J. In 2008, she joined Scott Dooley to present the afternoon drive shift on weekdays. In 2012, Marigliano began hosting the Triple J Mon-Fri evening shift, ''Good Nights'', an all-new show replacing Super Request. In 2018, Marigliano took over the Triple J Mon-Fri morning shift,''Triple J Mornings'', replacing

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(who moves to Double J). Marigliano left Triple J at the end of 2019 to move across to

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, where she continued to present the shows ''What is Music?'' and '' The Set''. She co-presented ''The Set'' with

Dylan Alcott Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball te ...

. A third season of the show was aired in 2021 on Saturday 24 April. In 2021, Marigliano hosted the

''Tough Love'' and ''Tame Impala – The Slow Rush: A Deep Dive with Kevin Parker''. The podcast with musician Kevin Parker, also known as

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, was an in-depth look at Tame Impala's 2020 album ''

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''. She also hosts the podcast ''The Dream Club'' with journalist

Brooke Boney Brooke Boney () is an Australian journalist and television presenter of Aboriginal Gamilaroi descent. She is an entertainment reporter on the Nine Network's breakfast program ''Today.'' Early life and education Boney was born around 1987 in ...

on LiSTNR. At the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards, ''The Dream Club'' won the Best Indigenous Podcast category, and ''Tough Love'' won the Best Lockdown Podcast category. She appeared on four episodes of

Adam Liaw Adam Liaw ( zh, t=廖崇明, p=Liào Chóngmíng; born 8 September 1978) is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author. He was the winner of the second season of ''MasterChef Australia'', defeating student Callum Hann in ...

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show ''The Cook Up with Adam Liaw''. She also appeared in two episodes of the ABC comedy series ''

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''.

References

External links

Linda Marigliano on Triple J

Triple J Mornings page on Triple J site
* 1984 births FBi Radio presenters Living people Triple J announcers Australian women radio presenters Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of Italian descent Australian people of Malaysian descent Musicians from Sydney 21st-century Australian musicians University of Sydney alumni {{Australia-radio-bio-stub